August 20, 2012 at 09:02A selection of CSS3 generators to simplify front-end development
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CSS3 provides many new features in the world of front-end development. This is really a great thing, but sometimes it’s hard to remember some options, especially if you are a web designer and not a programmer. Here are 10 amazing CSS3 generators to help you save time and effort (images are clickable).
This generator is certainly one of my favorites, as it allows you to create more than 10 different CSS3 effects, such as rounded corners, shadow for text, smooth transitions and much more.
css3generator.com
CSS gradients are cool, but writing them by hand is pretty tricky. This generator helps you create the perfect CSS gradient without any headache.
colorzilla.com/gradient-editor
In my opinion, this is the most advanced CSS3 button generator available on the Internet. Set the parameters, copy the generated code, and you're done!
css3button.net
CSS3Gen is a good generator that allows you to easily create useful CSS3 snippets and copy them directly into your projects. CSS3Gen takes care of all the prefixes for various browsers.
css3gen.com
CSS3 Please is a very effective tool for testing CSS3 code: just change the CSS styles using the editor, and the special block will instantly change so that you can instantly see your changes.
css3please.com
If you are familiar with Photoshop, there is no doubt that you will like Layer Style, a CSS3 generator that repeats the look of a popular program from Adobe.
layerstyles.org
As you can guess, this tool will help you create beautiful borders for images. Simple and effective!
border-image.com
Internet Explorer has been a coder’s nightmare for ten years, and unfortunately this will not end soon. However, tools like CSS3 Pie can definitely help in creating IE-compatible code. This very useful generator creates styles for Internet Explorer 6-9, capable of displaying some of the most useful CSS3 “decorations”.
css3pie.com
With this tool, every developer now has an easy way to create CSS animations. Prefixes are supported, so you don’t have to worry about compatibility with different browsers.
matthewlein.com/ceaser
Want to use fancy fonts on your site? Just upload it to the Font Squirrel Font-Face generator, and get your CSS code, as well as the font in all formats required for different browsers. This program has helped a lot in the last two years.
fontsquirrel.com/fontface/generator
Upd. 1 They suggested a still good CSS generator: css3.me
CSS3 Generator
This generator is certainly one of my favorites, as it allows you to create more than 10 different CSS3 effects, such as rounded corners, shadow for text, smooth transitions and much more.
css3generator.com
CSS Gradient generator
CSS gradients are cool, but writing them by hand is pretty tricky. This generator helps you create the perfect CSS gradient without any headache.
colorzilla.com/gradient-editor
CSS button generator
In my opinion, this is the most advanced CSS3 button generator available on the Internet. Set the parameters, copy the generated code, and you're done!
css3button.net
CSS3Gen
CSS3Gen is a good generator that allows you to easily create useful CSS3 snippets and copy them directly into your projects. CSS3Gen takes care of all the prefixes for various browsers.
css3gen.com
CSS3 Please
CSS3 Please is a very effective tool for testing CSS3 code: just change the CSS styles using the editor, and the special block will instantly change so that you can instantly see your changes.
css3please.com
Layer styles
If you are familiar with Photoshop, there is no doubt that you will like Layer Style, a CSS3 generator that repeats the look of a popular program from Adobe.
layerstyles.org
Border image generator
As you can guess, this tool will help you create beautiful borders for images. Simple and effective!
border-image.com
CSS3 Pie
Internet Explorer has been a coder’s nightmare for ten years, and unfortunately this will not end soon. However, tools like CSS3 Pie can definitely help in creating IE-compatible code. This very useful generator creates styles for Internet Explorer 6-9, capable of displaying some of the most useful CSS3 “decorations”.
css3pie.com
CSS Easing Animation Tool
With this tool, every developer now has an easy way to create CSS animations. Prefixes are supported, so you don’t have to worry about compatibility with different browsers.
matthewlein.com/ceaser
Font face generator
Want to use fancy fonts on your site? Just upload it to the Font Squirrel Font-Face generator, and get your CSS code, as well as the font in all formats required for different browsers. This program has helped a lot in the last two years.
fontsquirrel.com/fontface/generator
Upd. 1 They suggested a still good CSS generator: css3.me